City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

Board Remuneration

 

1.         The recommended rates of remuneration for citizen appointees to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and Invest Toronto include attendance at board and committee meetings and service on any subsidiary or associated board.

 

2.         With respect to Build Toronto, the following annual remuneration be set:

 

a.         citizen board members:  an annual retainer of $5,000 plus a per meeting fee of $500 with a cap on total annual remuneration of $15,000;

 

b.         citizen Vice-Chair (while Mayor is Chair):  an annual retainer of $30,000 (with no meeting fee) in recognition that this Vice-Chair will be required to take on additional duties to support the Mayor in his role as Chair;

 

c.         once a citizen assumes the Chair:  the remuneration for a citizen Vice-Chair (if a citizen is Chair) will be set at the same rate as a citizen board member; and

 

d.         citizen Chair:  an annual retainer of $40,000 (with no meeting fee) in recognition of the time demands for client and stakeholder contacts beyond formal board meetings.

 

3.         With respect to Invest Toronto, the following annual remuneration be set:

 

a.         citizen Vice-Chair (Mayor is Chair):  an annual retainer of $15,000 (with no meeting fee) in recognition of the additional duties that would be required to support the Mayor in his role as Chair; and

 

b.         citizen board members:  no remuneration be paid, taking into account the large public service component for serving on this type of board and in keeping with other similar agencies that focus on engaging the private sector in marketing and promotion activities to increase business investment and create desirable jobs.

 

Policy With Respect to the Transfer of Assets to Corporations

 

4.         Council adopt, as the City’s policy with respect to the transfer of assets by the City to corporations, as required by Section 7 of Ontario Regulation 609/06, the proposed By-law attached as Appendix “A”.

 

5.         Authority be granted for the introduction in Council of any bills necessary to implement the foregoing.

 

Toronto Business Development Centre

 

6.         The General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, and the City Solicitor be authorized to take any action that he or she determines is necessary and appropriate to remove any provisions or statements that provide, state or suggest that Toronto Business Development Centre, a non-share corporation, is an agent or a representative of the City.

 

Corporate Operating By-laws

 

7.         Council approves By-law No. 1 of City of Toronto Economic Development Corporation and new by-laws for each of Build Toronto Inc. and Invest Toronto Inc. as attached in Appendices B, C and D, with the Build Toronto By-law amended to provide that Build Toronto Inc. meet in public and provide public notice of its agendas and public reports, subject to the provisions of s.190 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, which provides that certain matters may be considered in a closed meeting.

 

General

 

8.         The City Manager be requested to:

 

a.         report to the April 7, 2009 meeting of the Executive Committee on the merits of Invest Toronto Inc. having meetings which are open to the public; and

 

b.         report to the September 8, 2009 meeting of the Executive Committee on how the Strategic Plan from Invest Toronto Inc. aligns with the Toronto Region Research Alliance and the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance.

 

9.         The Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be requested to report annually on the amount and purpose of draws by Build Toronto and Invest Toronto from the $10 million start-up allocation approved by City Council.

The Executive Committee recommends to City Council that:

 

Board Remuneration

 

1.         The recommended rates of remuneration for citizen appointees to the Boards of Directors of Build Toronto and Invest Toronto include attendance at board and committee meetings and service on any subsidiary or associated board.

 

2.         With respect to Build Toronto, the following annual remuneration be set:

 

a.         citizen board members:  an annual retainer of $5,000 plus a per meeting fee of $500 with a cap on total annual remuneration of $15,000;

 

b.         citizen Vice-Chair (while Mayor is Chair):  an annual retainer of $30,000 (with no meeting fee) in recognition that this Vice-Chair will be required to take on additional duties to support the Mayor in his role as Chair;

 

c.         once a citizen assumes the Chair:  the remuneration for a citizen Vice-Chair (if a citizen is Chair) will be set at the same rate as a citizen board member; and

 

d.         citizen Chair:  an annual retainer of $40,000 (with no meeting fee) in recognition of the time demands for client and stakeholder contacts beyond formal board meetings.

 

3.         With respect to Invest Toronto, the following annual remuneration be set:

 

a.         citizen Vice-Chair (Mayor is Chair):  an annual retainer of $15,000 (with no meeting fee) in recognition of the additional duties that would be required to support the Mayor in his role as Chair.

 

Policy With Respect to the Transfer of Assets to Corporations

 

4.         Council adopt, as the City’s policy with respect to the transfer of assets by the City to corporations, as required by Section 7 of Ontario Regulation 609/06, the proposed By-law attached as Appendix “A”.

 

5.         Authority be granted for the introduction in Council of any bills necessary to implement the foregoing;

 

Toronto Business Development Centre

 

6.         The General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism and the City Solicitor be authorized to take any action that he or she determines is necessary and appropriate to remove any provisions or statements that provide, state or suggest that Toronto Business Development Centre, a non-share corporation, is an agent or a representative of the City.

 

Corporate Operating By-Laws

 

7.         Council approves By-Law Number 1 of City of Toronto Economic Development Corporation and new by-laws for each of Build Toronto Inc. and Invest Toronto Inc. as attached in Appendix B, C and D.

The Executive Committee referred the following Recommendation 3. a., contained in the report (January 19, 2009) from the City Manager, entitled “Implementation: New Model to Enhance Toronto’s Economic Competitiveness”, to the City Manager with a request that he submit a report thereon directly to Council for its meeting on February 23, 2009.

 

“3.        With respect to Invest Toronto, the following annual remuneration be set:

 

             a.        Citizen board members:  no remuneration be paid recognizing that while the City will benefit from the expertise and contributions of these members, the members and their respective sectors may also benefit through new business contacts and opportunities”.

 

 

This report updates Council on the overall progress to date of the implementation of the New Model to Enhance Toronto’s Economic Competitiveness.

 

Four specific implementation requirements are addressed as follows:

 

1.         remuneration for citizen members of Build Toronto and Invest Toronto boards;

 

2.         an asset transfer policy required by Ontario Regulation 609/06 to be in place before any lands can be transferred to Build Toronto by the City;

 

3.         a resolution to support the proposal by the Toronto Business Development Centre (a small business incubator)  that it no longer be considered or act as an agent or representative of the City, to be consistent with the City’s relationship with other incubators; and

 

4.         presentation of operating by-laws adopted by the boards of directors of Build Toronto Inc., Invest Toronto Inc. and TEDCO for Council/shareholder approval as required by the Ontario Business Corporations Act

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         Council approve the action plan outlined in Attachment 1 to improve Toronto’s swimming beaches in 2009-10.

 

2.         A three-year pilot project be undertaken at Sunnyside Beach to enclose a portion of the swimming area and provide water that meets Ontario’s recreational water quality standard at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00 (net of GST) in 2009.

 

3.         The General Manager of Toronto Water be given authority to sole source the design and/or construction and/or operation of the facility if necessary, in order to have the enclosed swimming area at Sunnyside Beach in operation for the 2009 swimming season.

 

4.         Opportunities to include Blue Flag quality swimming beaches in the development of the Arsenal Lands/Marie Curtis Park West, Colonel Samuel Smith Park and Port Union Waterfront Park Phase 2 be investigated in consultation with adjacent communities and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

 

5.         The General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, be requested to undertake a Request for Proposals (RFP) process requesting qualified designers to submit proposals for the design, construction and installation of a functional and attractive lifeguard stand prototype for potential use on all of Toronto beaches in the future, and that they be requested to submit an Action Report to City Council, through the Parks and Environment Committee, on the costs of the lifeguard stands, once the results of the RFP are known.

 

6.         The Chief of Police be requested to extend lifeguard hours during Extreme Heat Alerts at selected Blue Flag beaches that are not posted against swimming.

 

7.         As planning work is completed, the General Managers of Toronto Water and Parks, Forestry and Recreation report back to the appropriate Standing Committee to identify the Capital budget requirements and operating impact on Parks, Forestry and Recreation services and programs to implement the Toronto Beaches Plan.

 

8.         The General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with appropriate City officials, be requested to submit a report to the Parks and Environment Committee on opportunities to improve the littoral zone, including the lake bottom within 20 metres of the shore algae impact and landfill debris below the water that undermines the swimming experience at Cherry Beach for 2010.

 

9.         City Council recognize the efforts and partnership of Environmental Defence Canada in the ongoing implementation of the Blue Flag Program.

 

10.       The General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, be requested to consult with Environmental Defence Canada and report to the Parks and Environment Committee on the impacts of ‘Blue Flag’ status on dogs on and off leash on Blue Flag designated beaches, and specifically on how the Blue Flag status will impact dogs on Kew-Balmy Beach when it is designated as a Blue Flag beach.

 

11.       The Toronto Water Division strive to ensure discharges from Toronto's sewer system meet Provincial water quality standards, specifically Section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act, which requires municipalities with combined sewer systems to prevent sewage from entering our waterway, so that water quality at the City’s beaches can be safeguarded.

 

12.       City Council request Prime Minister Harper to commence negotiations with the US Federal Government to amend, in partnership with the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Control Agreement, in order to improve the water quality at the City’s beaches.

 

13.       The appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         Council approve the action plan outlined in attachment 1 to improve Toronto’s swimming beaches in 2009-10.

 

2.         A three-year pilot project be undertaken at Sunnyside Beach to enclose a portion of the swimming area and provide water that meets Ontario’s recreational water quality standard at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000.00 (net of GST) in 2009;

 

3.         Subject to City Council adopting Recommendation 2, the General Manager of Toronto Water be given authority to sole source the design and/or construction and/or operation of the facility if necessary in order to have the enclosed swimming area at Sunnyside Beach in operation for the 2009 swimming season;

 

4.         Opportunities to include Blue Flag quality swimming beaches in the development of the Arsenal Lands/Marie Curtis Park West, Colonel Samuel Smith Park and Port Union Waterfront Park Phase 2 be investigated in consultation with adjacent communities and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority;

 

5.         An international design competition be held in 2009 to develop a new prototype lifeguard stand for future use at Toronto beaches;

 

6.         The Chief of Police be requested to extend lifeguard hours during Extreme Heat Alerts at selected Blue Flag beaches that are not posted against swimming;

 

7.         As planning work is completed, the General Managers of Toronto Water and Parks, Forestry and Recreation report back to the appropriate Standing Committee  to identify the capital budget requirements and operating impact on Parks, Forestry and Recreation services and programs to implement the Toronto Beaches Plan.

 

8.          The General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with appropriate city officials, be requested to submit a report to the Parks and Environment Committee on opportunities to improve the littoral zone, including the lake bottom within 20 metres of the shore algae impact and landfill debris below the water that undermines the swimming experience at Cherry Beach for 2010.

 

9.         City Council recognize the efforts and partnership of Environmental Defence Canada in the ongoing implementation of the Blue Flag Program.

 

10.       The appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Acting Deputy Manager and Chief Financial Officer, report in mid-2010 to the Executive Committee on quantifiable savings and costs based on surveys and analysis of changes in service use patterns for individuals who received service through the enhanced Street to Homes Program.

 

2.         The City Manager request the Federal and Provincial Governments to cost share the enhanced Streets to Homes Program.

 

3.         The General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, be requested to work with the Medical Officer of Health to consider ways to address the immediate health needs of clients of the Streets to Homes program.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the extension of the repayment term of the Tourism Event Development Loan to the Toronto Just For Laughs Comedy Festival for $500,000 to December 31, 2010, in form satisfactory to the Acting Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and the City Solicitor.

 

2.         The General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, be directed to assist the organizers of the Toronto Just For Laughs Comedy Festival with any technical assistance and operational support and services necessary from other City of Toronto divisions and agencies who will be providing services to the organizers and to explore opportunities to provide additional financial assistance via new and existing City of Toronto programs.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         City Council authorize the extension of the repayment term of the Tourism Event Development Loan to the Toronto Just For Laughs Comedy Festival for $500,000 to December 31, 2010 in form satisfactory to Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and the City Solicitor; and

 

2.         The General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be directed to assist the organizers of the Toronto Just For Laughs Comedy Festival with any technical assistance and operational support and services necessary from other City of Toronto Division’s and Agencies who will be providing services to the organizers and to explore opportunities to provide additional financial assistance via new and existing City of Toronto programs.

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The City’s Investment Policy, as attached to this report in Appendix A, be approved effective February 28, 2009.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The Policy on Donations to the City for Community Benefits be amended to include the following language at the end of section 1.7:

 

Any bidder or proponent found to be in violation of this policy may be subject to disqualification from the procurement process or future procurement processes at the discretion of City Council.

 

2.         The Director of Purchasing and Materials Management be directed to make potential bidders and proponents aware of the Policy on Donations to the City for Community Benefits, as amended, by ensuring that the Policy is included in the City’s Policies and Legislation set out on the City of Toronto website and referenced in all call documents issued by the City.

 

3.         The Acting Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be requested to report back to the Executive Committee in 18 months time on any necessary revisions to the Policy.

The Executive Committee  recommends that:

 

1.                  The Policy on Donations to the City for Community Benefits be amended to include the following language at the end of section 1.7:

 

            Any bidder or proponent found to be in violation of this policy may be subject to disqualification from the procurement process or future procurement processes at the discretion of City Council.

 

2.         The Director of Purchasing and Materials Management be directed to make potential bidders and proponents aware of the Policy on Donations to the City for Community Benefits, as amended, by ensuring that the Policy is included in the City’s Policies and Legislation set out on the City of Toronto website and referenced in all call documents issued by the City.

 

3.         The Acting Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be requested to report back to the Executive Committee in 18 months time on any necessary revisions to the Policy.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         Council adopt the Development Charge By-law, attached as Appendix 1 to the report (January 19, 2009) from the City Manager and the Acting Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, with the following amendments:

 

a.         the development charge rates being frozen at the existing levels, except for annual indexing as provided for in the proposed by-law, until January 31, 2011;

 

b.         the phasing of the increases in development charges as outlined in the by-law commencing from February 1, 2011;

 

c.         substituting the definition of Industrial Uses with the following:

 

“INDUSTRIAL USES — Lands, buildings or structures used or designed or intended for use for or in connection with manufacturing, producing or processing of goods, warehousing or bulk storage of goods, self storage facility, distribution centre, truck terminal, research and development in connection with manufacturing, producing or processing of goods, and:

 

A.        Includes office uses and the sale of commodities to the general public where such uses are accessory to and subordinate to an industrial use.

 

B.         Does not include:

 

(1)        a building used exclusively for office or administrative purposes unless it is attached to an industrial building or structure as defined above; or

 

(2)        warehouse clubs and retail warehouses, including commercial establishments which have as their principal use the sale of goods and merchandise in a warehouse format.”; and

 

d.         adding the following clause to Section 415-8 of the by-law:

 

“The amount of the development charge payable upon the issuance of a building permit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the applicable percentage of charge by service, as set out in Schedules A and B at the end of this chapter, for each service for which payment has previously been made under the terms of a subdivision agreement entered into with the City pursuant to Section 51 of the Planning Act.”

 

2.         Council determine that no further public meeting is necessary in order to deal with the modifications made to the development charge by-law as noted above following the date of the public meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997.

 

3.         The City Solicitor, in consultation with the Acting Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, be authorized to make such stylistic and technical amendments to the by-law as necessary to give effect to the these recommendations.

 

4.         For the purpose of complying with the Development Charges Act, 1997, Council adopt the City of Toronto 2008 Development Charge Background Study dated October 23, 2008, as revised by the Addendum dated January 13, 2009.

 

5.         For the purpose of complying with the Development Charges Act, 1997, Council adopt the growth forecast and the development-related capital forecast and program contained in the Background Study as evidence that Council intends to ensure that the increase in need for service attributable to anticipated development will be met.

 

6.         City Council receive the report dated October 27, 2008, from the City Manager and the Acting Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, entitled “Development Charges - Background Study and Proposed By-law”.

 

7.         The Mayor be requested to include an economist from a Toronto area university on the Development Industry Working Group.

 

8.         The City Manager be requested to report to Council, through the Executive Committee, no later than June 2009, on the possibility of seeking the removal of the following development charge exclusions:

 

a.         the statutory deduction under ss.5(1)8 of the Development Charges Act for all additional transit expansion to match the deduction accorded to the Spadina subway extension presently underway; and

 

b.         the exclusion under §5(3)4(ii) of the Development Charges Act as it pertains to computers for libraries, schools, community centres and any other facilities that provide computers to which the public has access.

 

9.         The City Manager be requested to report to the Executive Committee, no later than June 2009, on a mechanism to ensure that, in contemplation of the expansion of any future servicing capacity, the provisions of §5(1)5 of the Development Charges Act are taken into account.

 

10.       The City Solicitor be requested to report to the Executive Committee, no later than June 2009, on the enactment of a by-law under the City of Toronto Act to establish consumer protection measures requiring full disclosure to all purchasers of all Development Charges payable at the time of entering into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale, and whether the City can require that development and other municipal charges be included in the advertised sale price of a dwelling unit and not charged separately at time of closing.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the Development Charge Credit Agreement between Kreadar Enterprises Limited and the City as attached as Appendix 1.

 

2.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City staff to take necessary action to give effect thereto.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         Council approve the Development Charge Credit Agreement between Kreadar Enterprises Limited and the City as attached as Appendix 1.

 

2.         Council authorize and direct the appropriate City staff to take necessary action to give effect thereto.

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve funding a share of the Capital cost of upgrading certain City-owned facilities and roads, as identified in Table 1 contained in the report (January 22, 2009) from the City Manager, to bring them up to standard for use as competition and training venues for the 2015 Pan Am Games, up to a maximum City investment of $12 million.

 

2.         City Council support the development, at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, of a competitive aquatic centre and a multi-sport field house, in partnership with the University of Toronto, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the Canadian Centre for Sport Ontario and the Canadian Olympic Committee, according to the following principles:

 

a.         the City and the University of Toronto will share equally in funding 44 percent of the Capital costs required to build the facilities up to a maximum cap on the City’s contribution of $37.5 million;

 

b.         the Federal and Provincial Governments will fund the remainder of the Capital costs (56 percent) and the Provincial Government will provide a guarantee to fund any Capital cost overruns;

 

c.         the Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan Am Games will be responsible for project management, construction and delivery of the facilities;

 

d.         land for development of the facilities will be provided by the City and the University in an “as is” condition for nominal consideration;

 

e.         ownership of the facilities, including beneficial rights associated with ownership, will vest with the City or the City and the University jointly;

 

f.          the Canadian Sports Institute Ontario will be a tenant in the facility and will support the operating cost of the facility through rental payments that reflect its proportionate share of facility activities;

 

g.         general use agreements will be developed as required to provide access to the general community and to the student community; and

 

h.         sufficient funding will be provided from the legacy endowment included in the 2015 Pan Am Games operating budget to offset potential operating deficits during post-Games use of the facilities.

 

3.         City Council request the Acting Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to report on the details of the 49.5 million ($2008) in expenditures, including timing and funding source, as part of the 2010 Capital Budget process.

 

4.         City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate, approve and execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, to the satisfaction of the City Manager and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor:

 

a.         a Multi-Party Agreement with the Federal Government, Provincial Government, Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Bid Corporation, other Ontario municipalities, universities and other funding partners, that describes how the parties intend to deliver the Pan American/ParaPan American Games if the Bid is successful, specifies and formalizes the distribution of venues and associated Capital works, and sets out and legally binds all of the financial contributors and partners in regard to their Capital contributions and benefits; and that such agreement allow for adjustments to the contribution amounts to recognize Capital cost inflation;

 

b.         a Host City Agreement with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Pan American Sports Association (PASO) that provides the formal commitment to accept the award of the Games, and to host and deliver them in line with PASO statutes and regulations; and

 

c.         such supplementary agreements consistent with the obligations of the parties under the Multi-party Agreement and Host City Agreement and with the principles contained in Part 2.

 

5.         City Council require that, as a pre-condition to the entering into of the Host City Agreement, the Provincial and Federal Governments will have entered into legally binding commitments for their respective funding contributions and guarantees and that the City Solicitor be instructed to ensure that those commitments are legally binding on them and enforceable by the City without qualification, including their status as Crown.

The Executive Committee:

 

A.        referred the following motion by Councillor Moscoe to the City Manager for consideration and report thereon directly to Council for its meeting scheduled to be held on February 23, 2009, for any necessary clarification with respect thereto:

 

            Moved by Councillor Moscoe:

 

            That the Executive Committee recommend that City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the report (January 22, 2009) from the City Manager subject to adding the following Recommendation 2 i, that:

 

2.         i.          City Council support of the Scarborough Campus Sports Facility is contingent upon the execution of a satisfactory agreement with the University of Toronto with regard to:

 

                                                a.         ownership of the facility;

                                                b.         provision of land;

                                                c.         future operating costs;

                                                d.         public use of the facility;

 

            and the settlement of other outstanding City/University of Toronto issues as identified by the Mayor and the City Manager.

 

B.         referred the following motion by Councillor Mihevc to the Office of the Mayor for consideration in the establishment of a Mayor’s Bid Advisory Committee:

 

Moved by Councillor Mihevc:

 

That the proposed Mayor’s Bid Advisory Committee be requested to integrate and articulate “social inclusion” and “sports for all” values and principles in support of the Bid.

 

The Honourable David Peterson, Chair, Ontario 2015 Pan Am Games Bid Corporation, Ms. Jagoda Pike, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ontario 2015 Pan Am Games Bid Corporation, Mr. Doug Hamilton, Bid Advisor, Sport, Venue, Village and Legacy, gave a presentation to the Executive Committee on the Toronto 2015 Pan American/ParaPan American Games Bid.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.        City Council receive, for information, the report (January 12, 2009) from the City Manager, entitled "2008-2009 Recipients of City of Toronto Scholarships at the University of Toronto".

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council extend the City’s indemnification policy, as amended by City Council in July 2008, to directors of those agencies, boards, commissions, corporations and special purpose bodies included in the City’s Errors and Omissions insurance policy as outlined in Attachment A.

 

2.         All future amendments to the indemnification policy, including any future indemnity for Municipal Conflict of Interest apply to those agencies, boards, commissions, corporations and special purpose bodies included in the City’s Errors and Omissions insurance policy.

 

3.         The City Solicitor prepare a consolidated version of the City indemnification policy for distribution to the affected agencies, boards, commissions and special purpose bodies.

  The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         Council extend the City’s indemnification policy as amended by City Council in July 2008 to directors of those Agencies, Boards, Commissions, Corporations and special purpose bodies included in the City’s Errors and Omissions insurance policy as outlined in Attachment A.    

 

2.         All future amendments to the indemnification policy, including any future indemnity for Municipal Conflict of Interest apply to those Agencies, Boards, Commissions, Corporations and special purpose bodies included in the City’s Errors and Omissions insurance policy; and

 

3.         T he City Solicitor prepare a consolidated version of the City indemnification policy for distribution to the affected Agencies, Boards, Commissions and special purpose bodies.       

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         For property tax rebate applications related to the 2007 taxation year and onward, and provided that the Province of Ontario agrees to cover the cost of the education component of the grant, Council approve a grant program to provide one-time grants to registered charities equivalent to the property tax rebate of 40 percent of eligible taxes for municipal and school purposes that would have been payable if the rebate application had been received prior to the legislated deadline, under the following circumstances:

 

a.         the registered charity has submitted an application to the City for a property tax rebate under the City’s Property Tax Rebate Program for Registered Charities (the “Rebate Program”) after the deadline of the last day of February of the year following the year in respect of which the application is made but prior to the end of that same calendar year (December 31st);

 

b.         but for the lateness of the application, the registered charity is otherwise eligible for a tax rebate under the Rebate Program;

 

c.         the applicant has received a rebate in any prior year under the City’s Rebate Program for Registered Charities;

 

d.         a registered charity is eligible for a grant under this grant program on a one-time and a one-taxation-year only basis, so that any registered charity who received such a grant in respect of a taxation year is no longer eligible to receive additional grants under this grant program in subsequent taxation years;

 

e.         all such grants be deemed to be in the interests of the City;

 

f.          authority be delegated to the Director of Revenue Services to administer this grant program in accordance with the recommendations herein, and to issue grants to eligible charities; and

 

g.         grants provided under this program be funded from the non-program tax deficiency account, with Business Improvement Area (BIA) amounts to be recovered from affected BIAs.

 

2.         The Province of Ontario be requested to:

 

a.         share in the cost of the grants recommended by Recommendation 1 on the same basis as it shares in property tax rebates under the Rebate Program;

 

b.         amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (the “Act”) so as to permit the City to set its own application deadlines for tax rebate programs it administers; and

 

c.         amend Ontario Regulation 121/07 (the “Regulation”) to allow grants recommended by Recommendation 1 to be deemed to be rebates made under section 329 of the Act for the purposes of sections 8 and 9 of the Regulation.

 

3.         In the event the Province of Ontario does not agree to share in the cost of grants provided on that same basis at it shares in property tax rebates provided under the Rebate Program, Council approve a grant program to provide one‑time grants to registered charities equivalent to the municipal portion only (including BIA amounts) of the property tax rebate that would have been payable under the Rebate Program had the rebate application been received prior to the legislated deadline, under the same circumstances identified in Part 1, above.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         For property tax rebate applications related to the 2007 taxation year and onward, and provided that the Province of Ontario agrees to cover the cost of the education component of the grant, Council approve a grant program to provide one-time grants to registered charities equivalent to the property tax rebate of 40% of eligible taxes for municipal and school purposes that would have been payable if the rebate application had been received prior to the legislated deadline, under the following circumstances:

 

            a.         the registered charity has submitted an application to the City for a property tax rebate under the City’s Property Tax Rebate Program for Registered Charities (the “Rebate Program”) after the deadline of the last day of February of the year following the year in respect of which the application is made but prior to the end of that same calendar year (December 31st);

 

            b.         but for the lateness of the application, the registered charity is otherwise eligible for a tax rebate under the Rebate Program;

 

            c.         the applicant has received a rebate in any prior year under the City’s Rebate Program for Registered Charities;

 

            d.         a registered charity is eligible for a grant under this grant program on a one-time and a one-taxation-year only basis, so that any registered charity who received such a grant in respect of a taxation year is no longer eligible to receive additional grants under this grant program in subsequent taxation years;

 

            e.         all such grants be deemed to be in the interests of the City;

 

            f.          authority be delegated to the Director of Revenue Services to administer this grant program in accordance with the recommendations herein, and to issue grants to eligible charities; and

 

            g.         grants provided under this program be funded from the non-program tax deficiency account, with Business Improvement Area (BIA) amounts to be recovered from affected BIAs.

 

2.         The Province of Ontario be requested to:

 

a.         Share in the cost of the grants recommended by Recommendation 1 on the same basis as it shares in property tax rebates under the Rebate Program;

 

b.         Amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (the “Act”) so as to permit the City to set its own application deadlines for tax rebate programs it administers;

 

c.         Amend Ontario Regulation 121/07 (the “Regulation”) to allow grants recommended by Recommendation 1 to be deemed to be rebates made under section 329 of the Act for the purposes of sections 8 and 9 of the Regulation;

 

3.                  In the event the Province of Ontario does not agree to share in the cost of grants provided on that same basis at it shares in property tax rebates provided under the Rebate Program, Council approve a grant program to provide one-time grants to registered charities equivalent to the municipal portion only (including BIA amounts) of the property tax rebate that would have been payable under the Rebate Program had the rebate application been received prior to the legislated deadline, under the same circumstances identified in Recommendation 1 above.

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The affordable housing priorities for 2009 include the finalization of Toronto’s ten-year affordable housing action plan, securing the renewal of federal/provincial affordable housing programs, contributing to the development of Ontario’s long-term affordable housing strategy and working with our partners to achieve new federal investments and a national housing strategy.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         The affordable housing priorities for 2009 include the finalization of Toronto’s ten-year affordable housing action plan, securing the renewal of federal/provincial affordable housing programs, contributing to the development of Ontario’s long-term affordable housing strategy and working with our partners to achieve new federal investments and a national housing strategy.

 

In 2008 the City of Toronto took a number of new steps to address the affordable housing needs of the people of Toronto.  At the same time, the Affordable Housing Office co-ordinated public consultations on the development of the city’s long term affordable housing plan, Housing Opportunities Toronto (HOT).

 

HOTis based on the principle that affordable housing is a powerful positive contributor to Toronto’s economy, to its environmental efforts, to the goal of community.  Creating and renewing affordable housing will offer significant job creation possibilities in 2009, which is particularly important in the current economic climate.

 

This report summarizes 2008 affordable housing developments among the three governments as well as the City’s HOT consultations.  It also sets out priority actions for 2009.

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The Director, Affordable Housing Office, work with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to complete AHP investments in Toronto prior to the expiry of the Program on March 31, 2010.

 

2.         Authority be granted to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to re-allocate any residual AHP Rental and Supportive Component funding to previously approved Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) developments at 60 Richmond Street East, West Don Lands McCord site, 501 Adelaide Street East and 88‑90 Carlton Street, subject to Provincial approval and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office.

 

3.         Authority be granted to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to re-allocate any further residual AHP funding to either the rental and supportive component and/or the housing allowance component, subject to Provincial approval and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office.

 

4.         Authority be granted to exempt from municipal and school taxes all units of affordable housing located at TCHC projects at 60 Richmond Street East, 88‑90 Carlton Street and 501 Adelaide Street East for a period of 25 years from the date of the first occupancy of the buildings.

 

5.         Authority be granted to exempt from municipal and education taxes the affordable housing units in the Regent Park Phase One Revitalization Plan Area, being the units located at 1 Oak Street, 30 Regent Street, and 246‑252 Sackville Avenue for a period of 25 years from the date of first occupancy of the buildings.

 

6.         Authority be granted to the Director, Affordable Housing Office to work with TCHC to reallocate previously approved TCHC Federal Housing Trust Funds – Delivering Opportunities for Ontario Renters Initiative (DOOR) funds to other TCHC initiatives to maximize available affordable housing opportunities for local residents.

 

7.         The Director, Affordable Housing Office, report to the Affordable Housing Committee on details of any funding reallocations of previously approved projects.

 

8.         The Director, Affordable Housing Office, be authorized and directed to enter into and execute, on behalf of the City, any municipal capital facility agreements, amending agreements or any other documents required, as a result of approval of any of the above recommendations by Council, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

9.         City Council approve Affordable Housing Program Rental and Supportive unit allocations to Toronto Community Housing Corporation in the amount of 26 units at 60 Richmond Street East and 91 units at West Don Lands McCord site as confirmed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on December 29, 2008.

 

10.       Toronto Community Housing Corporation be allocated seventy-six home ownership loans through the Affordable Housing Program and matching funds from the Affordable Housing Program Housing Allowance conversion to be made available to eligible households purchasing new homes as part of the revitalization of Regent Park.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         The Director, Affordable Housing Office, work with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to complete AHP investments in Toronto prior to the expiry of the Program on March 31, 2010.

 

2.         Authority be granted to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to re-allocate any residual AHP Rental and Supportive Component funding to previously approved TCHC developments at 60 Richmond Street East, West Don Lands McCord site, 501 Adelaide Street East and 88-90 Carlton Street, subject to Provincial approval and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office.

 

3.         Authority be granted to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to re-allocate any further residual AHP funding to either the rental and supportive component and/or the housing allowance component, subject to Provincial approval and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office.

 

4.         Authority be granted to exempt from municipal and school taxes all units of affordable housing located at TCHC projects at 60 Richmond Street East, 88-90 Carlton Street and 501 Adelaide Street East for a period of 25 years from the date of the first occupancy of the buildings.

 

5.         Authority be granted to exempt from municipal and education taxes the affordable housing units in the Regent Park Phase One Revitalization Plan Area, being the units located at 1 Oak Street, 30 Regent Street, and 246-252 Sackville for a period of 25 years from the date of first occupancy of the buildings.

 

6.         Authority be granted to the Director, Affordable Housing Office to work with TCHC to reallocate previously approved TCHC Federal Housing Trust Funds – Delivering Opportunities for Ontario Renters Initiative (DOOR) funds to other TCHC initiatives to maximize available affordable housing opportunities for local residents.

 

7.         The Director, Affordable Housing Office report to Affordable Housing Committee on details of any funding reallocations of previously approved projects.

 

8.         The Director, Affordable Housing Office be authorized and directed to enter into and execute, on behalf of the City, any municipal capital facility agreements, amending agreements or any other documents required, as a result of approval of any of the above recommendations by Council, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

9.         City Council approve Affordable Housing Program Rental and Supportive unit allocations to Toronto Community Housing Corporation in the amount of 26 units at 60 Richmond Street East and 91 units at West Don Lands McCord site as confirmed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on December 29, 2008.

 

10.       Toronto Community Housing Corporation be allocated seventy-six home ownership loans through the Affordable Housing Program and matching funds from the Affordable Housing Program Housing Allowance conversion to be made available to eligible households purchasing new homes as part of the revitalization of Regent Park.

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         In recognition of the development of 20 units of affordable ownership family housing at 1500 Weston Road by Habitat for Humanity Toronto, authority be granted to the Director of the Affordable Housing Office to provide a grant from the Capital Revolving Fund for Affordable Housing (CRF) to Habitat for Humanity Toronto, in the amount of $338,266.00, to assist in the payment of the City’s Development Charges and Planning and Building Permit Fees and the Parkland Dedication Requirements.

 

2.         Authority be granted to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to enter into and execute any agreements deemed necessary, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

3.         The Director of the Affordable Housing Office be requested to report to the next meeting of the Affordable Housing Committee with an analysis of the contributions made to Habitat for Humanity for their projects contained in Executive Committee Items EX29.18, EX29.19, EX29.20 and EX29.21, as it relates to the total contributions made to Habitat for Humanity over the past two (2) years.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The Offer to Purchase from Habitat for Humanity Toronto Inc. (“Habitat”) to purchase a portion of closed Magellan Drive shown on Plan 3621, also designated as Parts 1 and 4 on Plan 64R‑10559, and shown as Parts 1 - 4 on Sketch No. PS-2007-283 (the “Sketch”), subject to an existing easement over Parts 2 and 4 on the Sketch in favour of Bell Canada (the “Property”), in the amount of $380,000.00 less a forgivable Vendor Take Back Mortgage in the amount of $360,000.00, be accepted substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix “A” to this report.

 

2.         Each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services be authorized severally to accept the Offer to Purchase on behalf of the City.

 

3.         The City Solicitor be authorized to complete the transaction on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing, due diligence and other dates, and amending and waiving terms and conditions, on such terms as she considers reasonable.

 

4.         Authority be granted for the City to make or provide its consent as owner to any regulatory applications by Habitat and to grant licences for a term of up to six months, renewable for up to three months, for the purposes of entering onto the Property to carry out pre-development activities and that the Director of Real Estate Services, or his designate be authorized to execute the applications, consents and licences; and

 

5.         Appendix “A” of this report be amended by replacing (10) affordable housing units to 2 affordable housing units.

 

6.         The Director of the Affordable Housing Office be requested to report to the next meeting of the Affordable Housing Committee with an analysis of the contributions made to Habitat for Humanity for their projects contained in Executive Committee Items EX29.18, EX29.19, EX29.20 and EX29.21, as it relates to the total contributions made to Habitat for Humanity over the past two (2) years.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The Offer to Purchase from Habitat for Humanity Toronto Inc. (“Habitat”) to purchase a parcel of land adjoining 47 Touchstone Drive being part of Block 268 on Plan 66M-2340 and shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2008-161 (the “Sketch”), subject to existing easements over a portion of Part 1 on the Sketch in favour of Toronto Hydro and Enbridge Consumers Gas (the “Property”), in the amount of $230,000.00 less a forgivable Vendor Take Back Mortgage in the amount of $210,000.00, be accepted substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix “A” to this report.

 

2.         Authority be granted to rescind the surplus land declaration of a strip of land shown as Part 2 on the Sketch (“Part 2”) as it is required for municipal purposes.

 

3.         Authority be granted to jurisdictionally transfer Part 2 to the Toronto Transit Commission for inclusion as part of the walkway, shown as Part 3 on the Sketch.

 

4.         Each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services be authorized severally to accept the Offer to Purchase on behalf of the City.

 

5.         The City Solicitor be authorized to complete the transaction on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing, due diligence and other dates, and amending and waiving terms and conditions, on such terms as she considers reasonable.

 

6.         Authority be granted for the City to make or provide its consent as owner to any regulatory applications by Habitat and to grant licences for a term of up to six months, renewable for up to three months, for the purposes of entering onto the Property to carry out pre-development activities and that the Director of Real Estate Services, or his designate be authorized to execute the applications, consents and licences.

 

7.         The Director of the Affordable Housing Office be requested to report to the next meeting of the Affordable Housing Committee with an analysis of the contributions made to Habitat for Humanity for their projects contained in Executive Committee Items EX29.18, EX29.19, EX29.20 and EX29.21, as it relates to the total contributions made to Habitat for Humanity over the past two (2) years.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The Offer to Purchase from Habitat for Humanity Toronto Inc. (“Habitat”) to purchase the City-owned land located at the northeast corner of Birchmount Road and Highview Avenue, being Lots 451 to 454 inclusive on Plan 1964, Part Block A on Plan 2194 and Part Lot 30 on Concession B, also shown as Parts 1, 2, 5 and 6 on Sketch No. PS‑2008-052, subject to the retention of an easement over Parts 2 and 6 on the sketch for watermain purposes (the “Property”), in the amount of $1,073,000.00 less a forgivable Vendor Take Back Mortgage in the amount of $973,000.00, be accepted substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix “A” to this report.

 

2.         Each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services be authorized severally to accept the Offer to Purchase on behalf of the City.

 

3.         The City Solicitor be authorized to complete the transaction on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing, due diligence and other dates, and amending and waiving terms and conditions, on such terms as she considers reasonable.

 

4.         Authority be granted for the City to make or provide its consent as owner to any regulatory applications by Habitat and to grant licences for a term of up to six months, renewable for up to three months, for the purposes of entering onto the Property to carry out pre-development activities and that the Director of Real Estate Services, or his designate be authorized to execute the applications, consents and licences.

 

5.         The Director of the Affordable Housing Office be requested to report to the next meeting of the Affordable Housing Committee with an analysis of the contributions made to Habitat for Humanity for their projects contained in Executive Committee Items EX29.18, EX29.19, EX29.20 and EX29.21, as it relates to the total contributions made to Habitat for Humanity over the past two (2) years.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve a budget transfer of $20,267,000 to the Toronto Police Service’s 2008 net operating budget from the City’s Non-Program operating budget where a provision has been made, to fund the cost of a 3% interim salary award, which results in a revised 2008 net operating budget of $818,966,200 for the Service with no incremental impact to the City.

The Executive Committee recommends that City Council:

 

1.         Approve a budget transfer of $20,267,000 to the Toronto Police Service’s 2008 net operating budget from the City’s Non-Program operating budget where a provision has been made, to fund the cost of a 3% interim salary award, which results in a revised 2008 net operating budget of $818,966,200 for the Service with no incremental impact to the City.

 

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve a technical adjustment of $23,300 from the City’s non-program expenditure budget to the Toronto Police Services Board’s 2008 net operating budget, to fund the cost of a 3% interim salary award; which results in a revised 2008 net operating budget of $2,257,200.

City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve a budget transfer of $796,800 to the Toronto Police Service - Parking Enforcement’s 2008 net operating budget from the City’s Non-Program operating budget where a provision has been made, to fund the cost of a 3% interim salary award, which results in a revised 2008 net operating budget of $34,707,900 for Parking Enforcement with no incremental impact to the City.

The Executive Committee recommends that City Council:

 

1.         Approve a budget transfer of $796,800 to the Toronto Police Service - Parking Enforcement’s 2008 net operating budget from the City’s Non-Program operating budget where a provision has been made, to fund the cost of a 3% interim salary award, which results in a revised 2008 net operating budget of $34,707,900 for Parking Enforcement with no incremental impact to the City.